columnist Dorothy Manners reports: “Wonder if Luciana Paluzzi will recognize Angela Dorian when they meet on the set of Chuka competing for Rod Taylor’s affections. When Angela was 18 years old, she was the babysitter at the home of wealthy contractor Dick Taylor and his wife and Luciana was a houseguest. Remembers Angie, ‘once I was out in the kitchen imitating Miss Paluzzi’s Italian accent, when she walked in. I don’t think she was too amused. But if she does remember, I hope I’m forgiven. She's one of the real reasons I wanted to grow up to be a movie actress.’”

29 December 66

marries John Lee Hage in Los Angeles. He’s 21; she’s 22.

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is the first girl on TV to wear hot pants and boots in a Groom and Clean commercial

January 67

promotes Chuka by demonstrating how she can draw and fire a .45 in just 1.4 seconds

September 67

is Playboy’s “Playmate of the Month”

October 67

the press tells that she’s “not only left-handed but left-footed - can write legibly with her left foot...”

May / October 67

divorces Hage in Los Angeles

November 67

columnist Dick Kleiner tells that she refused to pose in a bathing suit to promote Rosemary’s Baby

10 April 68

is named “Playmate of the Year.” Columnist Hal Bates reports: “That dapper man from “Mannix,” Mike Connors, wasn’t at a loss for words when last Wednesday he emceed the Playboy Club luncheon and revealed that gorgeous Angela Dorian was this year’s Playmate of the Year. The only one who found himself momentarily stunned was Beach Rogers, and he wasn’t even at the Club. Seems that after the ceremonies, Angela was connected by phone for a live interview with Beach who at that time was on the air at KFWB. In answer to one of his questions, Angela came out with a comment one doesn’t usually hear on radio. Of course, it didn’t take Beach long to recover, but I bet he’ll be a little more careful with his next live news story...”

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Roman Polanski, her director in Rosemary’s Baby, suggests she use her original name, Victoria Vetri

April 68

is announced to tour with Rosemary’s Baby

68

noted by British Hammer Films for their upcoming When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, she is sent to Warner Brothers, where she’s tested by Francis Ford Coppola. The test is sent to Aida Young, the executive producer, in London.

Val Guest, the director of When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, is not happy that she is foisted on him by the American distributors

Late January 69

the press reports that she was signed to a multi-picture contract by Warner Brothers-Seven Arts and given a starring role in When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

Late 68 / Early 69

films When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth in the Canary Islands and at Shepperton Studios in England. Later, she will confirm that drinks, the tropical climate, and scantily-clad starlets contributed to a bacchanal climate on the set. “People were skinny-dipping, drinking sangria instead of tea at four in the afternoon, getting drunk on their asses. It was party time...”

Playboy sends a photographer to her for their “Sex in the Cinema” article

August 69

attends the Warner Brothers International Film Festival in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, to promote her upcoming When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

shoots and wounds her husband, Bruce Rathgeb, from close range inside their Hollywood apartment after an argument and is arrested the same day. When authorities arrive on the scene, Victoria tell the cops that Rathgeb was shot by a drug dealer.

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is charged with attempted murder and pleads not guilty

January 11

the judge denies her attorney's request for a reduction of the charge of attempted murder, and she is ordered to stand trial on that charge

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the charge is reduced to attempted voluntary manslaughter

7 September 11

is sentenced to nine years in state prison for attempted voluntary manslaughter. Rathgeb is in court for the sentencing but doesn’t make a statement.